Dexter Gordon - Go / Swingin Affair [New CD] Deluxe Ed, Digipack Packa

• THE FRANCIS WOLFF COLLECTION• 4 COMPLETE ALBUMS ON 2-CD SET EDITION• 4-PANEL DIGIPACK• 16-PAGE BOOKLET• 10 OUTSTANDINGS PHOTOSThis release includes two complete consecutive 1962 masterpieces by the great Dexter Gordon: "Go!" (Blue Note BST84112), and "A Swingin’ Affair" (Blue Note BST84133). Both albums were made in the course of the same week and with the exact same quartet, which consisted of Sonny Clark on piano, Butch Warren on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums. Gordon wouldn’t record another session with this same formation. Clark died in January of 1963 at the age of 31.The 2-CD set is filled with two further complete albums presenting Dexter with outstanding pianists: the quartet LP "Dexter Calling" (Blue Note BST84083), featuring Kenny Drew, and "Dexter Blows Hot and Cool" (Dootone DTL207), recorded mostly in a quartet format (Jimmy Robinson plays trumpet on just three tunes), with Carl Perkins at the piano.PERSONNEL:DEXTER GORDON, tenor sax on all tracks, plus:CD 1 [1-6]: GO! / CD 2 [1-6]: A SWINGIN' AFFAIRSonny Clark, piano; Butch Warren, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, August 27 & 29, 1962.BONUS ALBUMS:CD 1, [7-15]: DEXTER BLOWS HOT AND COOLCarl Perkins, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass;Chuck Thompson, drums;Jimmy Robinson , trumpet (on 7, 9 & 12 only).Hollywood, California, November 11-12, 1955.CD 2 [7-13]: DEXTER CALLINGKenny Drew, piano; Paul Chambers, bass;Philly Joe Jones, drums.Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, May 9, 1961.TRACKS:CD 1: TOTAL TIME: 74:36 Min.01 Cheese Cake02 I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry03 Second Balcony Jump04 Love for Sale05 Where Are You?06 Three O’Clock in the Morning07 Silver Plated08 Cry Me a River09 Rhythm Mad10 Don’t Worry About Me11 I Hear Music12 Bonna Rue13 I Should Care14 Blowin’ for Dootsie15 TenderlyCD 2: TOTAL TIME: 76:25 Min.01 Soy Califa02 Don’t Explain03 You Stepped Out of a Dream04 The Backbone05 Until the Real Thing Comes Along06 McSplivens07 Soul Sister08 Modal Mood09 I Want More10 The End of a Love Affair11 Clear the Dex12 Ernie’s Tune13 Smile